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Sanryusha Silk Factory, Okazaki, Japan
William Skinner & Sons, Holyoke, MA
Sanryusha Factory Complex. Established 1897, 19 acres, employeed 3000, produced 21000 kg
silk /yr.
Skinner Factory on Appleton St. Holyoke, employed 2000+, produced silk fabric, ribbon, and satin fabric
Sanryusha Office
J.A. Skinner at Holyoke Office
Sales office? Of Sano Silk Mfg
Skinner Mgmt and Admin Staff
Sanryusha Women Workers sorting cocoons
Workers at Skinner sorting Books of Skeins of Silk
Staff of women and children workers at Sanryusha
Department staff photograph at Skinner Mill
Sanryusha Winding room note lighting and ceiling space
Reeling and Spooling at Skinner Mfg
Reeling and Spooling at Skinner Mfg
More sorting at Sanryusha (feels like industrial barn?)
Skeins of silk were dyed and then spooled and then bobinned
Sanyryusha proud of their latest technology
Skinner showing off his Quantity of Looms
Skinner showing off his Quantity of Looms
Male workers – Curious decorative strips and carpet and overhead fabric
Skinners Album show the individual worker
More automation meant less labor, meant more profit
Cross over of western and eastern ideals – Doctor on premises
Similar at Skinner – Who was influencing whom?
Similar at Skinner – Who was influencing whom?
William Cobbett Skinner looking uncomfortable
Even when accommodated, still seems out of place
About the Sanryusha Factory in English and Japanese
About the Sanryusha Factory in English and Japanese
